The biggest loser documentary on Netflix

@olman
Yes watched it. No surprises.

It was a reality show concentrated on ratings. It was not and should not have been seen by the participants anything other than being on a reality show.

The emphasize on exercise was done because working on diet was not as exciting. Medical professionals will tell you that successful weight loss is 75% nutrition and 25% exercise. When you stop burning thousands and thousands of calories a day and don't reduce your calorie intake you are going to gain weight back.

What was not explained but is medical providers will tell you is that muscle weighs more than fat. Some of the participants did not have a good week but how did their clothes feel did they see improvement in fat reduction even though weight did not go down or a little.

That was not ever explained to participants nor the trainers. I wondered why swimming was not pushed on the program as burns so many more cloroies. Answer, can't have the dramatic screaning, falling down, etc. as in fitness room.

There was not a message from Biggest Loser other than it was reality show meant to have visual impact. What I was disapointed in was not a after program out processing to explain exactly that and the need to follow nutritionally plan as you are not going to be able to do 8 hours of excercising and without nutrition changes going to gain weight.

But that was to be done after show ended. And this could have been added to program end with trainers or doctor telling each participant what to expect if you don't monitor you eating and cut your exericise time down.

I wonder how a new biggest loser would do with participants put on WEGOVY like treatments and working emphasize on aerobics type exercises they can continue with versus weights, ropes, etc.

I recently saw something on TV that was a return visit with some of those “Biggest Loser” participants. Apparently most if not all of them gained all they lost and maybe more. I wonder if they got paid to participate. Also, there probably was no follow-up after the show.
The changes made to achieve the “ideal weight” need to be maintained life long.